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Police Couet, Hagambie, 14th. April. — J. F. Price v. S. H. HenshalL 
This was a claim for £4 5s. for work and labour done. John Price deposed 
he was engaged by Mr. Henshall, and performed his duties to the 16th March, 
when he was told he was no longer required. There was still one week’s 
salary due. He was engaged on his credentials, which were genuine, but was 
never asked for a certificate of registration under the Pharmacy Act, and never 
told Mr. Henshall he possessed a certificate from the Pharmacy Board. The 
defence was that Mr. Price was not legally qualified to take management of a 
branch business, and Mr. Henshall was written to by the Pharmacy Board to 
that effect. A verdict was given for £4 5s., with £2 12s. costs. 
We omitted to note under this heading in our last issue that the con- 
templated proceedings against Dr. Tremaine, of Creswick, had been abandoned. 
It will be remembered that the doctor was committed for trial, charged with 
the manslaughter of Richard Goatley, who had died from the effects of an 
overdose of morphia, administered by Dr. Tremaine in error. The magistrates 
before whom the initiatory proceedings were taken expressed the opinion that 
no criminal negligence had been shown, although they would not accept the 
responsibility of dismissing the case. The Crown Law Officers, acting upon 
this advice, entered a nolle -prosequi , and Dr. Tremaine has, therefore, been 
relieved of any further care concerning the matter. 
A coeonial inquiry was lately held at Berrimal, fifteen miles from Wedderburn, 
Vic., touching the death of a married woman named Sarah Sutton. Evidence 
was given to the effect that the deceased had been confined, and that on the 
following day the husband, Robert Sutton, a farmer and butcher, had called 
on Alexander Dick Cox, carrying on the business of a chemist at Wedderburn, 
inquiring whether he could give anything to relieve deceased of the after-birth. 
Cox was reported to have said that he would not take long to relieve the 
sufferer. Mr. Sutton drove Cox to his house, and the latter remained with the 
deceased for over an hour. On his coming from the sick room Sutton asked 
if he thought it would be all right, to which Cox replied : “ It will be all right 
shortly ; I think it’s nearly finished.” Cox then went into the room again, and 
remained for another hour. He again replied to the husband’s query that it 
would be all right. Sutton said that if Cox feared any danger he would go for 
a medical man. Cox returned to deceased, and remained with her another hour. 
When he came out Sutton said : “ I had better go for a medical man but Cox 
replied that he had better leave it for a day or so. He added : “ If you go for 
any medical man, go for Crosland.” The husband answered that he would 
please himself. Sutton took Cox back to Wedderburn the same evening. He 
had no agreement with Cox as to paying him for his attendance. On returning 
home Sutton found that his wife was what he considered a little better ; but 
next day he thought it necessary to send for Dr. Sutherland ; and his wife died 
eighteen days later, on 2nd inst. Mrs. Caroline Collison, who had been 
engaged as nurse, deposed that Cox had tried to relieve the deceased of the 
placenta with his hand, but without success. He said he had never seen a 
case like it before. The deceased had loudly complained of the pain caused by Cox’s 
manipulation. Up to the time of Dr. Sutherland’s arrival no one had interfered 
with the deceased but Cox. Ho medical man had been in attendance at the 
confinement. The child, a boy, was living at the time of the holding of the 
inquest. Alex. Dick Cox, chemist, before giving evidence, was duly cautioned by 
the coroner. The witness stated that he had greatly hesitated about going 
with Sutton, as requested, that he found the placenta in a diseased state, and 
that after the second attempt to remove it the deceased refused to allow him 
to continue the operation. On his ^ay home he had, so he said, impressed 
